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Order Book

3 spaces left on my books. Current waiting times are 18 months from today (June 2025). To reduce lead times, I’ll close my order book again shortly, with the goal of returning to less than 12 months’ wait for non-custom models as soon as possible.

If you wish to have a place on my reserve waiting list, or you’re seeking a specific instrument, please get in touch. I occasionally have stock available.

Available from mid-2025 (shorter wait times):

  • Standard model Anglo-Saxon lyre

  • 7-string lyre

  • Stick dulcimers (depending on woods)

Lyre Kits

  • Planning a batch in early 2026 Message me if you’d like more information or to express interest.

Lyres

  • Standard Lyres (6-string): £1,500–£2,000
    (Cedar or thermally treated/torrefied spruce tops, 7-string models, and custom options available)

  • Hybrid/Viking Lyres (6 or 7-string): from £2,000
    Bronze/Brass mounts, wooden case included, ebony or boxwood tuning pins

  • Anglo-Saxon Model: Usually available or in progress
    Student models and hire options available

Special Lyre Models:

  • Prittlewell: £2,500

  • Kravik: £3,500

  • Small Cologne: £2,500

  • Sutton Hoo: £5,000 (includes leather bag + case)

  • Taplow: £4,500

  • Irish: £,2500

  • Trossingen: £4,000 (with Kolrosing), £2,500 (plain)

All with handmade wooden cases. Bags and outer boxes (except Sutton Hoo) POA.

Stick Dulcimers–20th Anniversary Models

  • Standard woods: Cherry, Flamed Maple, Walnut, Acacia, Mango
    (Tops: Yellow Cedar or Swiss Spruce, fingerboards in chacate preto or Ebony)
    From £1,000, or £1,250 with rounded-edge oval case
    +£150 for K&K pickup
    4-string “Dadd” model available

  • Cigar Box Style Dulcimer (20” scale): from £800
    With internal pickup. I will list recycled wood models on Etsy.

Appalachian Dulcimers

  • Diatonic 3-string: £1,500 (Oak, Spruce/Cedar or Cherry/Walnut)

  • Chromatic 3-string: £1,750 (Walnut + Spruce/Cedar)
    All include handmade cases.

Mandolins

  • Army/Navy (flat top/back): from £1,000
     

  • Celtic mandolins: Flat back, carved top: £2,000  Carved top version: £3,000

  • A5 Model: £3,500

  • Octave Mandolin: £1500 in case

Ukuleles

  • Baritone (14-fret): £1,450 (Oak & Spruce/Cedar, Antique Burst finish)

  • Cigar Box Concert: £800 (Walnut & Red Cedar)

  • Soprano Pineapple: £1,000 (Various woods incl. Mango, Acacia, Koa)

  • Tenor Pineapple: £1,250

  • Standard Tenor: £1,500 (with sound port/cutaway: £1650)

  • Electric Ukulele: £1,050 with gig bag

Psaltery

  • Key of G: £1,250

  • Key of D: £1,550

  • Custom pitches/sizes: POA

Welsh Crwth–2023 Prices

  • Heyward Model: £5,000

  • Evans Model: £5,500 (carved from solid maple)

  • Student Models: Heyward £3,000 / Evans £3,500 (assembled violin-style)
    All include case and bow

Bowed Lyres

  • Standard: £1,500

  • Jouhikko (2-string): from £1,150

  • Talharpa (3 or 4-string): from £1,500

  • Shetland Gue (2-string carved body): from £1,000

  • 3 strings, 26 keys–Spruce, Pine, Maple
    £3,500 with case and bow

Harps

  • Student Queen Mary (wire-strung): £5500

  • Decorated Queen Mary/Trinity/Castle Otway: £7500

  • Hollybrook Harp (plain): £4500

  • Student Harp: £3000

Kanteles

  • 5-string: Custom POA / With case: £600

  • 10-string: £1,200

  • 11-string: £1,250 / With tuning levers: £1,250

  • 11-string Electric: from £1,050

  • 15-string (drone): £1,250

  • 15-string (diatonic): £1,500

  • Concert Folk (15-string, D–d, with levers): £1,750

Langspil

  • C. Foster Model: £1,250
    With K&K pickup: £1,400

  • 2018 Bent-side Model: £1,450
    +£150 for pickup. Chromatic or diatonic.

Guitars

  • Slope Dreadnought 24.75" or 25.5" scale: from £4,500
    Includes Hiscox case. Spruce/Cedar with various woods.

  • L-0 Style (12 or 14 fret): £3,500
    Spruce top, recycled mahogany neck, other sustainable woods

  • Classical Torres SE-117: £3,500
    Spruce and Cypress/Maple/Rosewood/Mahogany

  • Tenor Guitar, Steel-string, GDAD tuning, 22" scale: £2,500

Ordering Information

  • Lead time (2024 onward): 6–18 months depending on model/customisation

  • Custom Orders:

    • Require 10% non-refundable deposit

    • Often take longer because of research & wood acclimatisation

    • Prices fixed at deposit stage

    • I share work in progress via Instagram.

  • Last Payment: Due before delivery, includes shipping

Shipping

  • UK: Next day delivery via Royal Mail or courier

  • Overseas: FedEx International Tracked

Payment Options

  • In-stock: Etsy

  • Custom orders: Bank transfer, PayPal (UK cheques also accepted)

  • Cryptocurrency: Accepted for last payments on in-stock instruments only

Additional Notes

  • Workshop: Home-based, not open to public. 

  • We use sustainable, urban, and local wood, while minimising plastic packaging and exotic timber use. 

Contact

  • Email: sales at michaeljking.com

  • Mobile (UK): 07523 233052

  • International: +44 7523 233052 If unavailable, please leave a message or email

  • Zoom: Email to arrange

  • Facebook Messenger: Checked 5–6 PM UK time

  • WhatsApp: Email for details?

  • Email: Email for details mjk@michaeljking.com